Black Lab Cross Dog Personality - Jessie

by Hilary
(Brighton, UK)

We have two dogs here at Out And About With Your Dog: Georgie (see other submission) and Jessie

1. What is your dog's name?
Jessie

2. What breed is your dog?
Black Labrador Cross

3. How old is she?
Jessie is 4 and a half.


4. How would you describe your dog?
Jessie's very active, very intelligent, always on the go, but is also quite nervous of people and a little unsure generally.


5.What's your dog's favourite toy?
Definitely a ball - any kind of ball!


6. Does your dog know any tricks or have any special talents?
She's very fast and is excellent at catching in the air. We also play 'Shove Ball' with her in the house - a kind of 'doggy bowls' (no pun intended!) where we roll the ball towards her and she either picks it up and rolls it back, or nudges it back with her nose. She can play this for 10/15 minutes with excellent concentration.


7. What's your dog like off lead on a walk?
Jessie has excellent recall and always stays close.


8. Where does your dog sleep?
On one of our sofas downstairs. She stays there till the morning.


9. Any nasty habits?
She barks at other dogs when she's walking on the lead but is fine off the lead.


10. Favourite treats?
Anything! Loves cheese and apple, and any of my homemade fishy treats.


11. From what you know of your dog's breed, is your dog a typical Labrador?
Because she's a cross, it's a bit difficult to tell but I'd say she has the traits of a lab/collie cross.


Anything else to add?
She's a beautiful dog who we rehomed at 4 months. We see her best side at home - she can be mistrustful out and about and bark at people she doesn?t like the look of - which can be embarrassing!